The Beautiful Cape

Table Mountain & Harbor







(Left)Sailing into Cape Town facing Table
Mountain

(Below) View from the ship's deck




Buitenverwachting vineyard








Our wonderful 4-day visit to Cape Town is now over and we're en route to Mauritius. Anthony (son) collected us from the ship and the next few days were fantastic meeting up with old friends, shopping, dining and enjoying a rugby match.(Anthony's company has a box so it was a luxurious way to watch S. Africa beat an Australian team)
We had a fantastic lunch out at Buitenverwachting vineyard one day. It has a glorious setting overlooking a panorama of vines and mountain slopes. It's just spectacular and the restaurant is
rated as one of the best in South Africa.
Cape Town's working harbor is situated between Robben Island and Table Mountain and the surrounding Waterfront has become South Africa's most visited destination. As well as
loads of very upmarket restaurants there are over 400 shops. There are several outdoor arenas where visitors are entertained with singers, dancers, acrobats - it's a really
vibrant great place to visit. Cape Town is hosting the Soccer World Cup next year so there are several enormous stadiums being built, plus even more hotels. Everyone on the ship raved about their Cape Town stay and several students are already planning their next trip. Some of the excursions offered from the ship included "Extreme Sports" and over 80 students bunji-jumped, did some cliff-gliding off Table Mountain and "swam with the sharks" (in cages!) A large number of people did safaris and were thrilled to see so many animals in their natural surroundings. Our visit to Cape Town was so enjoyable - even though we've been to the Cape many times, the scenery is still overwhelming spectacular and one can quite see why it's rated as one of the top destinations in the world to visit.